AWSVPNClient Fixes on ubuntu 24.04

awsvpnclient-ubuntu-24.04.md

Steps

Download

wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.0g-2ubuntu4_amd64.deb

sudo dpkg -i libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.13_amd64.deb

Edit files and add Env vars

sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/awsvpnclient.service

Put the Enviroment line

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/opt/awsvpnclient/Service/ACVC.GTK.Service
Restart=always
RestartSec=1s
User=root
Environment=DOTNET_SYSTEM_GLOBALIZATION_INVARIANT=1

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Create a simbolic link

➜ cd /opt/awsvpnclient 

/opt/awsvpnclient  …
➜ sudo ln -s AWS\ VPN\ Client awsvpnclient  

Edit the menu

find / -name 'awsvpnclient.desktop' 2>&1 | grep -v 'Permissão negada'

/home/thiagozs/.local/share/applications/awsvpnclient.desktop
/usr/share/applications/awsvpnclient.desktop

Put this content here.

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=AWS VPN Client
Comment=AWS VPN Client
Exec=/opt/awsvpnclient/awsvpnclient %U
Path=/opt/awsvpnclient
Icon=acvc-64
Terminal=false
Categories=Network;VPN;
Keywords=vpn;aws;

Using Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS

Hi @mrbeiertz , just saw your comment and then realized that 4.1 is out now! Thanks a lot!

I followed your instruction to uninstall the old version then installed the new version from here.

Thought this time installation, starting and connection was without any hassle, but I was still unable to access the private resource. Then I looked into the logs and found this error

/opt/awsvpnclient/Service/Resources/openvpn/configure-dns: line 24: systemd-resolve: command not found

I have to create a symbolic link named systemd-resolve that points to resolvectl.

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/resolvectl /usr/bin/systemd-resolve

These additional steps got the vpn client working on ubuntu machine.

The AWS VPN Client is now officially available for Ubuntu 24.04. If you are still experiencing issues, you can follow the official troubleshooting process.

I had an issue with the DNS, and just by adding one line of instruction in the OpenVPN configuration file, I was able to connect to the private resource.